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We've never been to either of these, I'm always worried about audience participation and being picked on

Try and convince me to try one this year , if you could only choose one, which one would it be and why?

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oh gosh, very difficult. Both are quite fun but very different.

Purely on not being picked on, it would be the luau by a narrow margin. Neither have LOTS of picking on, but the luau has either zero or one instance depending on which variant of the show they do (at one part of the show, one of the dancers puts down an item on stage and asks the person closest to pick it up and give it to them).

The Luau itself is fun enough. The food is mediocre, rice, chicken, ribs. It's edible although you're unlikely to go back just for the food All you can drink although the wines are all cheaper types than they used to be.

The hoop dee doo is, i'd say, better put together. The food is much better in my opinion even though it's chicken and ribs again.

There IS more audience participation but not so much that it worries me, and as you know, I worry about that very easily

All in all, if you've never seen either, then I'd say hoop dee doo first then luau

Having done a real luau in Hawaii several times Donna and I have been reluctant to do the one at Disney. However, we do Hoop Dee Do almost every time we are there. We love it and the food is real good (ribs, chicken, etc. )

I really must do the Hoop Dee Doo sometime.
I did the Luau ages ago and I made sure that I was hidden behind the huge VHS camera that I had at the time, especially when I sensed that some form of audience participation was imminent!.

OMG so you're telling me that you are able to go because the wine makes you brave

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noooooooo not brave, there's no need for bravery at either show.... just that without a glass of two of wine, I may find myself looking something a little more mentally challenging than is provided on stage, especially at the luau

Now, not everyone will have that problem, but I have trouble "switching off" so yep, the unlimited wine does have a role to play

Love, love, love the Hoop de Doo but that was before the changes, bit worried now that I will be disappointed next year

I hate audience participation with a passion, I will not do the Laugh Floor at MK and I hate those shows with cameras that pick out audience members to go on the big screen!!! The Hoop has never made me feel uncomfortable and if they did pick on you you could just say a polite no and they would leave you, no dragging up on stage!! Just don't acknowledge that it's your anniversary if it is!